Ángel Acebes

Ángel Acebes Paniagua (born 3 July 1958) is a Spanish politician.

Ángel Acebes Paniagua
Minister of the Interior
In office
10 July 2002  18 April 2004
Preceded byMariano Rajoy
Succeeded byJosé Antonio Alonso
Minister of Justice
In office
27 April 2000  10 July 2002
Preceded byMargarita Mariscal de Gante
Succeeded byJosé María Michavila
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
3 March 1996  14 June 2011
ConstituencyÁvila
Senator
In office
6 June 1993  3 March 1996
Preceded byMariano Rajoy
Succeeded byJuan Antonio Alonso
ConstituencyÁvila
Mayor of Ávila
In office
6 July 1991  16 June 1995
Preceded byMario Galán
Succeeded byDolores Ruiz Ayúcar
Personal details
Born
Ángel Acebes Paniagua

(1958-07-03) 3 July 1958
Pajares de Adaja, Castile and León, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Political partyPeople's Party
OccupationPolitician

Acebes holds a degree in law from the University of Salamanca. He has been a member of parliament for the rightwing People's Party since 1996, representing Avila. He played a key role in securing the support of minority parties and so making it possible for the People's Party to form a government.

He was Justice Minister from 1999-2002 and Interior Minister from 2002-04. He was Interior Minister - responsible for national security and Police - when the Madrid bombings occurred and was criticised by his opponents for blaming the attacks on ETA, allegedly for electoral gain, rather than on Islamic militants.[1]

References

  1. McLean, Renwick (29 July 2004). "Ex-Official Challenged on Madrid Bomb Inquiry". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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